Journal article
Validation of MRI predictors of multiple sclerosis diagnosis in children with acute CNS demyelination
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In a recent Canadian prospective study of children with acute demyelinating syndromes (ADS), we demonstrated that the presence of T2 periventricular and T1-hypointense lesions predicted MS diagnosis. We aimed to validate these predictors in a Dutch cohort of children with ADS.
METHODS: Participants with ADS were identified from a prospective cohort or archived dataset. MS was diagnosed based on clinical or MRI evidence of relapsing …
Authors
Verhey LH; van Pelt-Gravesteijn ED; Ketelslegers IA; Neuteboom RF; Catsman-Berrevoets CE; Feldman BM; Streiner DL; Sled JG; Hintzen RQ; Banwell B
Journal
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 193–199
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.msard.2012.12.003
ISSN
2211-0348